MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'burst appendix'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:30:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511283&cid=t_248138_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FUaREbHTqxfo%2F We don’t seem to hear about too many people these days who have appendicitis - I’m not sure why, but people still do get it and it can be very serious. My daughter had appendicitis when she was 15 and her roomie at the hospital had it as well, except her appendix had burst before the surgeon got to it. When an appendix bursts, this can cause infection in the belly, which can be life threatening. Luckily, the girl was ok, but it must have been very frightening for her parents. It’s not always easy to tell if a child has appendicitis, or anyone for that matter. The abdominal pain could be caused by other health issues and sometimes, surgeons operate because they’re sure that the child has appendicitis only to find out that was not the cause. So what to do if there&#82... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511283 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:21:50 +0100 2511283